Health & Demographic Surveillance System
Hararghe Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kersa, Harar, Haramaya HDSS)
About this cohort
Established in 2011 across three sites (Kersa, Harar Urban, Haramaya) in eastern Ethiopia. The Harar Urban HDSS alone has grown from 32,437 residents at baseline to ~53,700 across 26,800 households by 2024; the wider Hararghe network covers ~310,000 individuals followed twice yearly. Tracks demographic, social and health change in the Harari People National Regional State.
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This cohort covers 310,000 participants in a mixed setting in Ethiopia, spanning All ages (all). Detailed inclusion criteria and follow-up schedule — To be confirmed.
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